Crisis management made visible: A case study of a school fire

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-492
Author(s):  
Erna Danielsson, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Management Process ◽  
The Core ◽  
Role Players

The aim of this study was to examine how a more inclusive framing of a crisis directs the actors’ understanding of a situation and identifies unrecognized actors in the crisis management process. Crises include various extreme situations and require appropriate management frameworks to be effectively managed. The research is based on interviews with personnel who responded to a school fire and focuses on their interpretations and actions during the incident. The results indicated that the informants framed the crisis as a school fire. Consequently, the incident commander and principal became the core actors. However, an unrecognized management frame was identified, representing teachers who, in response to the crisis, upheld and normalized educational functions. As the frame representing teachers did not fit the established discourse on crisis management, it was not recognized by others involved, hence ignoring the contributions of significant role-players in the operational and pedagogical management of the crisis.

scholarly journals THE URBAN SUFISM, SOCIAL MOVEMENT AND THE ‘SMILING’ ISLAM: A case study of “Hubbun Nabi” Kartasura, Sukoharjo

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-112
Author(s):  
Mibtadin Mibtadin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Data Validation ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
The Core ◽  
Depth Interview

The urban sufism movement namely Hubbun Nabi becomes an interesting phenomenon since it emerges in the midst of Islamic-militant religious movement which is symptomatic in Sukoharjo. Hubbun Nabi represents the unity of many denominations whose Islamic understandings are Ahlussunnah wal Jama’ah (Aswaja) of Nahdliyin in Sukoharjo. It carries a moderate religious style. This research portrayed the style of moderate religiosity which is developed by Majlis Dzikir and Sholawat Hubbun Nabi. It was a descriptive-qualitative research. The techniques of collecting data are direct observation on the activities of Majlis Dzikir and Sholawat Hubbun Nabi, in-depth interview to Kyai Abdulloh Faishol, and documentation. Data was analyzed by reducing and displaying data, then drawing conclusion. Data validation was processed through triangulation method and informant review. Sukoharjo is one of the important cities for it has long been the basis of radical and moderate movements. One of the local movements in Sukoharjo whose rapid development was Majlis Dzikir and Sholawat Hubbun Nabi. The core values carried out by Hubbun Nabi movement are moderatism and tolerance, open-mindness, respecting plurality, and anti-fanaticism. Hubbun Nabi has indeed a significant role in the process of de-radicalization of the religious movement through transforming the values into the wider community. Hubbun promotes moderate Islam, the theology of humanity as a form of the “smiling of Islam.”

Peran Manajemen Krisis Sebagai upaya mempertahankan citra

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-80
Author(s):  
Ririn Riyani Triastuti ◽  
Abdul Aziz Ma'arif ◽  
Ruhiyat Ruhiyat
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
And Coping

ABSTRAK Manajemen krisis sangat dibutuhkan oleh perusahaan yang sedang mengalami krisis khususnya di PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero). Manajemen krisis ini jika perusahaan mengalami krisis maka pihak manajemen harus mengembalikan kondisi perusahaan dengan menggunakan proses manajemen krisis ini. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui beberapa proses manajemen krisis yang telah dilakukan oleh Humas yaitu proses mengidentifikasi, mengisolasi dan mengendalikan krisis di PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero). Proses ini merupakan rangkaian dari strategi 3P yaitu strategi pencegahan, strategi persiapan dan strategi penanggulangan. Peneliti menggunakan konsep dari tahap strategi penanggulangan krisis dalam kondisi akut yaitu proses mengidentifikasi, mengisolasi, dan mengendalikan krisis. Penelitian ini menggunakan paradigma konstruktivisme dan metode kualitatif. Peneliti juga menggunakan pendekatan studi kasus yaitu mengenai suatu lembaga atau organisasi dengan berupa fenomena yang ada dan terjadi nyata di suatu lembaga atau organisasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menerangkan bahwa proses mengidentifikasi yaitu mencari akar permasalahan,  proses mengisolasi ini bagaimana cara memberi pemahaman kepada internal dan eksternal, dan proses mengendalikan untuk memulihkan perusahaan yang mengalami krisi dan agar tidak terulang kembali krisis kepada perusahaan Crisis management is needed by companies that are experiencing a crisis, especially in Indonesian Aerospace (IAe).The management of this crisis if the company's crisis management it must restore the company to use the crisis management process. The purpose of this research is to know some crisis management process that has been done by Public Relations is the process of identifying, isolating and controlling the crisis in Indonesian Aerospace (IAe). This process is a series of strategies 3P such as prevention strategies, preparation strategies and coping strategies. Researchers use the concept of crisis coping strategies in acute conditions that is the process of identifying, isolating, and controlling the crises. This research uses constructivism paradigm and qualitative method. Researchers also use a case study approach that is about an institution or organization with a phenomenon that exists and occurs manifestly in an institution or organization. The results of this research explain that the process of identifying is to find the root of the problems, the process of isolating this how to give understanding to the internal and external, and the process of controlling to restore the company that suffered the crisis and so as not to repeat the crisis.

Flexible Crowd-Driven Decision Making in Times of Crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Mohammed Benali ◽  
Abdessamed Réda Ghomari ◽  
Leila Zemmouchi-Ghomari ◽  
Mohammed Lazar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Desert Locust ◽  
Collaborative Technologies ◽  
Locust Control ◽  
Effective Use

In times of crisis, making efficient decisions needs an accurate awareness of the event context and strongly depends on the effective use and coordination of resources, people, and information, where information is owned by either response organizations or non-crisis expert public. In this age of advanced collaborative technologies, citizens' participation to the crisis management process has shifted from the passive one-way contribution of social networking data to more active participation by performing specific tasks related to crisis-data processing. This chapter presents a comprehensive approach for integrating the crowdsourcing process to the collaborative decisional process in crisis situations. Application of the proposal with a real-world case study of the desert locust plague provides evidence of the enabling role that the crowdsourcing paradigm plays in supporting decision makers within desert locust control organizations operating throughout vast, remote, and geographically problematic areas.

Possessing the Iconic Book

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 309-329
Author(s):  
Claudia V. Camp
Keyword(s):  
Second Century ◽  
Religious Literature ◽  
Ben Sira ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Iconic Status ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Woman Wisdom ◽  
Martin Marty

I propose that the notion of possession adds an important ideological nuance to the analyses of iconic books set forth by Martin Marty (1980) and, more recently, by James Watts (2006). Using the early second century BCE book of Sirach as a case study, I tease out some of the symbolic dynamics through which the Bible achieved iconic status in the first place, that is, the conditions in which significance was attached to its material, finite shape. For Ben Sira, this symbolism was deeply tied to his honor-shame ethos in which women posed a threat to the honor of his eternal name, a threat resolved through his possession of Torah figured as the Woman Wisdom. What my analysis suggests is that the conflicted perceptions of gender in Ben Sira’s text is fundamental to his appropriation of, and attempt to produce, authoritative religious literature, and thus essential for understanding his relationship to this emerging canon. Torah, conceived as female, was the core of this canon, but Ben Sira adds his own literary production to this female “body” (or feminized corpus, if you will), becoming the voice of both through the experience of perfect possession.

Using a Multisectoral Approach in Tackling Child Sexual Abuse: Lessons from a Zimbabwean Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noel Muridzo ◽  
Victor Chikadzi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Child Survivors ◽  
Integrated Service Delivery ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Areas Of Concern

Child sexual abuse is one of the prevalent social ills that affect children in Zimbabwe. In response to the problem of child sexual abuse and the need to mitigate its adverse effects, Zimbabwe established the Victim Friendly System. The Victim Friendly System is a multisectoral forum made up of social workers, medical doctors, nurses, the police force and role players within the justice system such as magistrates, prosecutors, counsellors, educationists and psychologists. These professionals offer distinctive but complementary interventions to child survivors of child sexual abuse. This paper discusses the merits and lessons gleaned from using the Victim Friendly System as a multisectoral forum to tackle child sexual abuse. In researching this phenomenon, the study adopted a qualitative approach and data were collected from 38 participants and 4 key informants selected using theoretical and purposive sampling respectively. A total of 300 court files of child sexual abuse cases were also reviewed. The findings that emerged from the study show that a multisectoral approach to dealing with child sexual abuse provides the benefit of integrated service delivery. Improved outcomes for victims of sexual abuse as well as streamlined, effective and efficient operations for organisations that form part of the Victim Friendly System were also evident. This notwithstanding, the paper also discusses some areas of concern that could potentially affect how the Victim Friendly System multisectoral arrangement works. The lessons that emerged from the study provide some insights that are useful in informing guidelines for multisectoral arrangements.

scholarly journals Sustainable Consumer Behavior in Purchasing, Using and Disposing of Clothes

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8333
Author(s):  
Mirella Soyer ◽  
Koen Dittrich
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Evaluation ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Usage Phase ◽  
The Core

In this study we investigate how consumers in The Netherlands can be persuaded to adopt sustainable practices when purchasing, using and disposing of clothes. This study investigates the attitude-behavior gap for the sustainable choices for purchase, use and disposing of clothes. For each consumption phase we ran a two-step multiple regression. The findings showed that the importance of the factors vary in the three consumption phases. For purchasing and disposal decisions, the core motivator social motivation predicts sustainable practices best, while it has no role in the usage phase. The factor ability appeared to have a significant role in the disposal phase, but not in the other phases. Finally, the trigger appears to lower the consumers’ ability in the purchasing phase, while it enhances the core motivator social evaluation in the disposal phase.

scholarly journals Re-defining gender as a heinous crime: A case study from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

2020 ◽  
pp. 095792652097721
Author(s):  
Janaina Negreiros Persson
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
Rhetorical Invention ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Core

In this article, we explore how the discourses around gender are evolving at the core of Brazilian politics. Our focus lies on the discourses at the public hearing on the bill 3.492/19, which aimed at including “gender ideology” on the list of heinous crimes. We aim to identify the deputies’ linguistic representation of social actors as pertaining to in- and outgroups. In addition, the article analyzes through Critical Discourse Analysis how the terminology gender is represented in this particular hearing. The analysis shows how some of the conservative parliamentarians give a clearly negative meaning to the term gender, by labeling it “gender ideology” and additionally connecting it with heinous crimes. We propose that the re-signification of “gender ideology,” from rhetorical invention to heinous crime, is not only an attempt to undermine scientific gender studies but also a way for conservative deputies to gain more political power.

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